A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 157 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga (98 miles) on Friday. The temblor was reported at 19:16:35 / 7:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/12/18 / 2018-12-29 07:16:35 / December 29, 2018 @ 7:16 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -174.3805° West, -17.2323° South, depth 79.64 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 79.64 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j51y. Id of event: us2000j51y.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 157 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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